Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-04
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eelvss a. politicians ars ID sha hshff %
sssrriuo themselves oniy whan thers = ;
esnntorship - sake. TITS hssss nsy
s.eu, 20 Be lilsle out Of place - nEat
fhonahf. but when re rsmembar thai
seoordina 10 Iaw balfotine - 90 the "a
oansy muuf commenee On JanaaF5 issh.
ne haste az TIE vaFioas candidates -
FsIss their lightning rods nsy b under
stood.
Ths soutsst. Of course. win be neithsf
80 eloss nor 20 interesting - that II
watch 0snsraI Logan last won tie ssn-
atornEip. II viii Be remembered thai
me Legislature Vas thea practically >
lie. The Democrats votsd for Mr.
Mcrrsson and The Republicans for GeD-
eral Logan, wbfle there we're tve
or three independent members vho
eould aot BE- indused 70 vote for either.
Il was Impoasibls 10 secure 8 majority
for either Of the prominsnt eaDdidaies.
and the balioting wss protrscted Tor
many weeks. AZ last q DemoeEaiie
msmbsr died. A. be came from q
strongly DenooFatis District, The lead
srs 81 that party Supposed that. - .
saEitsr Of eeurse. they would secure bis
suessssos. The Republicans, however.
BIZ moss ably conducted stiIi hunt,
snocsedsd in eleoiing their candidate
and b. bis vote Logan vaa returned 70
the Senate.
Nov, however, there Is no doubs that
tbs Rspublicans vii elect their sandi.
date, whoever be may be. The Lsgis.
Iaturs eonsisis Of two huDdred and foaF
msmbera. Of whom there are one ban
dred and Zen Republicans. eiehty-one
Democrats. nine United Labor men,
two 0resnback Democrats. one Prohi-
bitionIst and enc independent. The
Republicans, Il will be seen. have q ma
iorlty OF eight over all. and unless soms
totally unexpected detection occurs 10
thair ranks will be able 70 elect thsir
caucus nominee on the fFst ballot.
Thsugh there is 90 doubt Of the poiiti-
cal faith Of the next Senator, there 10
room fer much speculation 40 10 bis
idsntisy. The candidate FIRST named,
and the one who apparently has tbe
best prospect Of success, h sx -CsnRress-
man Charles b. Farwell, Who has long
been . power among the Republicans Of
Northern Illinois. Mr.. Farvell vas al
first apparently somewhat relnctans TO
enter The contest. Int be has al last
done 90 In earnest and will make q
skrone effort 10 win. He 10 q man Of
large wealth and has National Fspu-
tation, principally acquired b. tbs peEs
aistent opposition which be offered TO
Logan within the party ranks.
Governor Oelssby, Who formerly 90
eupled the seat which is nov vacant and
Who was thrust aside 10 make room for
Logan 10 1873, has also been generally
mentioned - candidate, but be hiss
thus far refused 10 allow himself TO be
regarded as such. expressing deter
mination 10 return 20 private life At the
end Of his preseus term as Governor.
Il is suspected. however, in spite Of his
earnest pE0lsslAtiohs TO the contrary,
that be would not decline an election u
Il we're rendered 10 him. 0glesby is
probably a. ambitious as tho average
politician. and United States Senator
ship Is a thing that few American citi-
gems are able 10 resist. Ex-Governor
Hamilton is also q candidate, though IL
Il not yet apparent whether he viii de-
velop s great degree OF strength.
Though II will be little more than an
empty honor 10 receive the vote Of the
Democratic legislators. more interest
than IL usaal is manifested In regard 10
ID. Il Is argued that the man upon
whom this honor In conferred should
justly BE- regarded az the leader of the
Democracy OF Illinois and that be
would have much 10 say In regard to the
disposal Of Federal patronage in the
State. When patronage is suggested Il
is no wonder that lAFes number Of
prominent Democrats begin 10 reach
ont after The honor, empty though u
may be. MFR. Morrison. Who received the
support sf the Democrats when there was
q reasonable prospect Of obtaining the
prize. viii probably receive IL again, nov
that there IL none. His name, however.
Il not The only one mentioned. Among
the others are those Of General Black.
now Commissioner Of Pensions. CON-
missioner sparks of the General Land
Office. Representatives Springer and
Townshend, Assistant Postmaster Gen.
erai Stephenson. Jadse Lambert Tree,
United States Minister 10 Belgium. and
Melville w. FaileF. IL viii readily be
sesn that the Democratic members viii
have no aifacalty In finding mensber
Of their party on whom 70 confer their
vetes.
The nins United Labor members Of
The Legislature declare that they will
select 9 candidate from their swn party
aud voss for him ~ lena as the bailesiug
IL continued. or course. they realize
that they have no possible chance Of
elecling their candidate. bat they argue
thai they represent party, though IL be
small QUE, aud thai their party should
have . caucus aHd all the ether shings
vhich larger parties usually hAve. In
spite Of this intention, however, Il is be-
iiexed that the Labor men vOald enter
into any combination which would DE-
feat Farweli, for Shom they havs 9 de-
osded aversion. oelssby voald Be sAl-
isfActory 10 them. and II they can Sc
oare bis election. they will do -.
Altogether, q viii be an interesting
sonssss. and u IL esds in the selection
Of = worthy successor Of sbs man who
Il dead. Illinois and the Nation shsald
be satisAed.
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